Elementary School Faculty and Staff

I am so excited to be a member of the Lynden Christian Schools team. I love kids and am ecstatic about the opportunity to serve others in this capacity. God has truly blessed me with this community. Read more about Mrs. Cherisa Hoekema >

During the year of 2016 I worked as a preschool aid at the Kids Caboose Preschool at First Reformed Church and I loved it! This past year of 2017 I went to YWAM Kona and volunteered as a Mission Builder for 3 months and worked on the base. Then I decided to do a Discipleship Training School there for 3 months and was sent to Uganda for another 3 months for my outreach. I am currently getting my Early Childhood Education Degree at Whatcom Community College and I will graduate in the spring 2018. Read more about Miss Lexi Vander Griend >

I grew up in the little town of Nooksack and attended Lynden Christian School 1st grade-grade 12, I graduated in 2002. Following graduation I attended Whatcom Community College for about 2 1/2 year and earned my certificate in medical assisting. Read more about Mrs. Kaysha Ebergson >

I grew up in rural South Dakota. Upon graduating from Dordt College in 1997 with a BA in Elementary Education, I moved to the coast of North Carolina. I taught at Terra Ceia Christian School for four years.

My husband Paul and I then moved to Edgerton, Minnesota. I taught at Leota Christian school for a year and a half. For the next ten years, I was a stay-at-home mother to our five children: Tyesha, David, Devonta, Eli and Abram. Read more about Mrs. Rachel Bootsma >

It’s both a joy and a privilege to be working at Lynden Christian! What a blessing it is to be able to work at a place that played an integral role in my faith walk once as a student and now also in the lives of my kids who currently attend. Read more about Mrs. Karlene Vander Wilt >